ACCOUNTING DUE IN 4 HOURS

Charlie Co. owns 30% of the voting common stock of Turf Services Inc. Charlie uses the equity method to account for its investment. On January 1, 2011, the balance in the investment account was $624,000. During 2011, Turf Services reported net income of $120,000 and paid dividends of $30,000. What is the balance in the investment account as of December 31, 2011? 

Question Number Two

Salem Co. had the following account balances as of December 1, 2010:    Bellington Inc. transferred $1.7 million in cash and 12,000 shares of its newly issued $30 par value common stock (valued at $90 per share) to acquire all of Salem's outstanding common stock. Assume that Bellington paid cash of $2.8 million. No stock is issued. An additional $50,000 is paid in direct combination costs. Required: For Goodwill, determine what balance would be included in a December 1, 2010 consolidation.   

Question Number 3

Fesler Inc. acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Pickett Company on January 1, 2010. Annual amortization of $22,000 resulted from this transaction. On the date of the acquisition, Fesler reported retained earnings of $520,000 while Pickett reported a $240,000 balance for retained earnings. Fesler reported net income of $100,000 in 2010 and $68,000 in 2011, and paid dividends of $25,000 in dividends each year. Pickett reported net income of $24,000 in 2010 and $36,000 in 2011, and paid dividends of $10,000 in dividends each year. Assume that Fesler's reported net income includes Equity in Subsidiary Income. If the parent's net income reflected use of the equity method, what were the consolidated retained earnings on December 31, 2011? 

Question 4

Alonzo Co. acquired 60% of Beazley Corp. by paying $240,000 cash. There is no active trading market for Beazley Corp. At the time of the acquisition, the book value of Beazley's net assets was $300,000. Required: What amount should have been assigned to the non-controlling interest immediately after the combination?   

Question Number 5

Virginia Corp. owned all of the voting common stock of Stateside Co. Both companies use the perpetual inventory method, and Virginia decided to use the partial equity method to account for this investment. During 2010, Virginia made cash sales of $400,000 to Stateside. The gross profit rate was 30% of the selling price. By the end of 2010, Stateside had sold 75% of the goods to outside parties for $420,000 cash. Prepare journal entries for Virginia and Stateside to record the sales/purchases during 2010.